The 9th edition of the Cueva de los Panaderos de Gibara Film Festival will take place this year from March 23 to 25 and will be dedicated to the 59th anniversary of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) and the 50 anniversary of the founding of the Speleology Group of this coastal town.

Holguin writer José Luis Serrano won the Nicolás Guillén Poetry Prize 2018 for his sonnets book Los perros de Amundsen (Amundsen Dogs). The award will be officially delivered on February 9, as part of the Havana Book Fair.